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Games like The shadow of the evil tower

Games like The shadow of the evil tower

Looking for games like The shadow of the evil tower? Here are top survival platformer recommendations with a horror, fantasy, thriller and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with DeepLands, Deadlight or Venture to the Vile.

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  1. You have just bought a new house, and then your wife disappears. Strange things start to happen, and then! you find your self in a dark and lonely place. Now you have to find a way home, and survive the DeepLands! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeepLands.

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  2. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 7,940 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 5 reviews

    A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadlight.

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  3. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 148 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Your life is plunged into disarray by a monstrous entity known as “the Vile”. With the town in shambles and your arm left blackened by the Vile, you discover that your best friend, Luella, is also missing. Will you save the town and find Luella — or will you give in to the monster you've become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venture to the Vile.

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  4. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.

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  5. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 495 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidwrought.

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  6. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2530430/ The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask killing helpless teenagers. The side-scrolling, pixel-based… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terror At Oakheart.

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  7. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 16,165 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 54 reviews

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

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  8. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 611 reviews

    "Fortune Summoners is a side-scrolling, real-time Action RPG made from the mold of some of gaming's most famous and beloved classic side-scrollers and combined with modern design sensibilities. In it, you will guide Arche Plumfield and her friends through great adventures to uncover the secret of something Arche has discovered - and maybe engage in some Real Heroics on the way!" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fortune Summoners.

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  9. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 106 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploring secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Dungeon Boy.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,763 reviews

    The Vagrant is an 2D action RPG. You can experience the exciting and stimulating adventure of Vivian the Vagrant. This focused on the combat gameplay, using combo chains, charge attacks and special skills in fighting, and improve your character build through equipment and unlocking abilities. It's up to you whether play casually to enjoy the game or discover the possibility of your masterful maneu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vagrant.

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  12. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 3 reviews

    Fall of Light is a story-driven dungeon crawler set in a world consumed by darkness, where an old warrior leads his daughter towards the last remnants of sunlight. Only together will they be strong enough to defeat the enemies born from the Shadow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of Light.

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  13. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    53% User Score Based on 818 reviews

    Woolfe – The Red Hood Diaries is a cinematic fable featuring a vengeful Red Riding Hood. All grown up, cried out and armed with an axe, our noble heroine embarks on an odyssey to avenge the death of her parents. Buckle up for a surprising take on the traditional Red Riding Hood tale, mixed with some good old-fashioned action platforming, fun combo-based hack ‘n slash combat and rewarding environme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries.

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  14. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 4,236 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 17 reviews

    Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valley.

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  15. About This GameIt was just another Friday night. You were sitting in your room, controller in hand, losing yourself in the glow of the TV screen. The pizza was getting cold. The world outside didn't matter. It was just you and the game — the way it was always meant to be. Then something happened. The screen flickered. The colors twisted. The room around you began to blur and stretch, like reali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spikes&Traps.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Dispel is an adventure set in a dark fantasy world. You are broke and decide to set off on a journey in search of wealth and fame. After dozens of cold nights in the forest, your eye catches an inconspicuous cave. Without hesitation, you rush straight into the very depth of it... Key Features Procedural generation of levels. With procedurally generated levels, no two runs are ever the same, allo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dispel.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Classic pixel art platformer with simple controls. A beautiful game based on real facts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xenia.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Haydee III is a hardcore metroidvania with third-person shooter mechanics, platforming, puzzles, a sexy heroine and cake! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haydee 3.

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  19. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 556 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 17 reviews

    PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PLANET ALPHA.

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  20. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 406 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience a Lovecraftian inspired story-driven action RPG game with skill-based combat. Explore and Fight in a dreadful world rich in treasures and deadly creatures. Elderand is a love letter to Castlevania with modern elements. Make your own path as you unveil the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elderand.

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  21. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    76% User Score Based on 955 reviews

    The HD remaster of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate for the 3DS. This version has better graphics, a higher framerate, lip syncing for cutscenes, adds a boss rush mode, changes the hardcore mode and removes quick-time events for boss finishers, If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate HD.

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  22. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 850 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

    In Alwa's Awakening you play as Zoe, a heroine sent from another world to bring peace to the land of Alwa. Equipped only with a magic staff she awakens in a distant land and must set out to help the people. Traverse dangerous dungeons, meet interesting and fun characters and explore the world in this 8-bit adventure game. Just like the old classics you won't have a flashing arrow telling you exact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alwa's Awakening.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 220 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 7 reviews

    Too long have I slumbered. Unsheathe me and I will lead you to the secrets that lie deep beneath. All shall tremble before us, for I am DOOMBLADE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOOMBLADE.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    61% User Score Based on 259 reviews

    Random Iiem and Skills + Hidden elements RPG + Strategy ARPG The game starts in a dark underground maze where a female officer is confined in a prison. She wants to get out of this nightmare maze! Would you like to help her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Maze.

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  25. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 8 reviews

    Aspire: Ina's Tale is a 2D, adventure puzzle game. Set out on a fantastical adventure as Ina and take a journey of self-discovery against the backdrop of dazzling, mystical landscapes of The Tower. Experience her fear turn to conviction as she unravels her purpose in this world and embarks on a one-way path to freedom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aspire Ina's Tale.

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  26. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 578 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. As Mina Park, you must venture from your deserted school to survive. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district to uncover the shadow realm's secrets and avoid the psychotic killer hellbent on ending your life! The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is an atmospheric, story-driven game. Immerse yourself in the warped Sehwa district as you encoun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters.

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  27. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 11,429 reviews

    Sheepy: A Short Adventure is a short handcrafted pixel art platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sheepy: A Short Adventure.

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  28. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 26,368 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 31 reviews

    The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage and confront a dark nemesis to save his home. “Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC. Featuring hand-painted artwork, meticulously… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ori and the Blind Forest.

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  29. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Deepening Fire is a soulslike horizontal scroll action single-player game. You'll take a solo adventure in the Rhost Kingdom to challenge the powerful enemies, choose a variety of weapons, put on strong armor, and defeat the most terrifying enemies with precise blocking. Explore hidden levels, collect story pieces, and reveal ancient secrets of the Rhost Kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deepening Fire.

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  30. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Escape from Naraka puts you in a nightmarish, labyrinthine temple dominated by an evil demon called Rangda the Leyak Queen. To save your beloved one, you’re going to platform your way through diversely themed platforming sections, each one challenging you with new deadly trials as well as traps and terrifying enemies. Developing the arts of dodging and perfect placed jumping is just one part of yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Naraka.

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  31. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    66% User Score Based on 70 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 5 reviews

    Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person survival horror game. Explore your dark family history and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunacy: Saint Rhodes.

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  32. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 218 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    Doorways is a survival horror game in which nothing is what it seems. With diverse enigmas, changing gameplay and the scariest environments, you will have to overcome your fears if you want to get to the end and discover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doorways: The Underworld.

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  33. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 3,448 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors. This is The Final Station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Station.

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  34. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 5,708 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 7 reviews

    Gabriel Belmont learns of a mask with the power to raise the dead and sets out on a mission to obtain it to bring his recently murdered wife back from the dead. Lords of Shadow builds upon the combat systems first explored in this series in 2003's Lament of Innocence and adds more violent kills to the mix. Inspiration for these changes seems to have come from 2005's God of War. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    A journey to the topSam and Elicy have the same goal, to reach the top. Both need to understand each other on this journey through the Abyss as they face various challenges and creatures that hinder their path. What is The RiseThe Rise is a precision platformer game focusing on the adventure of two characters seeking to escape the terrifying Abyss where they find themselves. Who are Sam and Elic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rise.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Alice is a survival horror set in a Japanese construction site. Aim to escape from the construction site while escaping from the urban legendary woman. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Join our community About the Game Kick brains, wolves, skeletons, ... Kick EVERYTHING! Kick'n Hell is a wild, unforgiving 3D precision platformer where your only weapon is your mighty foot. Kick brains as you parkour your way through the depths of Hell on a mission to defeat Satan. Every kick sends you flying, every mistake can cost you dearly. You'll need precision, skill, and a whole lot of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kick'n Hell.

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  39. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    68% User Score Based on 519 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 3 reviews

    Bye Sweet Carole is a horrific thriller game inspired by the greatest animation movies and created by Chris Darril. (Remothered series) Be ready to jump into the world of Corolla and meet the rabbits that has infested it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bye Sweet Carole.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Loot the treasures left behind and find your way out before it’s too late! Danger still lurks in the dungeon, and surviving on your own is not an option. Only through teamwork and skill can you and your allies make it out alive.   ⚔️ Cooperation and Survival Up to six players must join forces to overcome the dangers within the dungeon. Whether it’s unlocking sealed doors or opening heavy treasure… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Done.

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  41. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    84% User Score Based on 2,731 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 6 reviews

    Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers. Intrepid adventurers will dodge scores of hidden traps, leap treacherous chasms, and flee relentless guardians through branching paths until one of the relics are claimed or the devices of death overwhelm the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Abyss.

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  42. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Ascending Inferno: The rage game from hell. "Surely it can't be that hard, right?" WRONG This 2.5D rage inducing Precision Platformer takes place in a modernized, voxel and pixel art version of Dante's inferno. In it, you follow the journey of Dani, and the soul of her deceased brother, Vincent. They must navigate through Dante's nine layers of Inferno, with the ultimate goal of ASCENDING INFERNO.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascending Inferno.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 401 reviews

    Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartworm.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    89% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror game with escape room themes. Take on the role of detective Rick, investigating a series of mysterious disappearances of local residents. All the clues lead to an abandoned ventriloquist's house, full of dark secrets and terrifying surprises. When the peaceful town of Field Town begins receiving reports of mysterious disappearances, Rick decides to invest… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puppet House.

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  45. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,814 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 8 reviews

    Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Momodora: Moonlit Farewell.

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  46. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 15,162 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    Buy Pacific Drive on PlayStation Store. Your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pacific Drive.

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  48. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 4,036 reviews

    Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio. Explore a vibrantly crafted pixel world in this flying adventure platformer. Being a mute, Otus struggles living up to the expectations of owl-hood. Things spiral from bad to worse with the sudden appearance of sky pirates. What follows is a journey through monster infested ruins, with unexpected encounte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Owlboy.

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  50. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 62,868 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

    The Ancestral Edition includes the Darkest Dungeon core game plus the following content packs: The Crimson Court, The Shieldbreaker and The Color of Madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Dungeon.

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